quarrelsome
adjective
, ˈkwär(-ə)l-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for quarrelsome
Synonyms
aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, assaultive, bellicose, belligerent, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent, warlike
Antonyms
nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious
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Ellison’s quarrelsome personality clouded his reputation. — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, "Harlan Ellison’s Death Raises a #MeToo Quandary," 2 July 2018 The Skylight production is most effective at capturing family interplay, quarrelsome when boundaries are overstepped, fond when common ground is regained. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "Women, united: Evil stirs 'The Madres' to action in Argentina," 30 Mar. 2018 To make headway, the task needs to be assigned to an official with the clout to compel collaboration among disparate and often quarrelsome national security bureaucracies. — Anchorage Daily News, "The Pentagon isn’t taking UFOs seriously enough," 16 Mar. 2018 That the world is a contradictory and quarrelsome place is hardly breaking news. — USA TODAY, "Against tense global backdrop, let the Games begin," 7 Feb. 2018 Once in New York, Hardwick claims to have meandered a bit, living with a quarrelsome gay roommate and going out to jazz clubs to see performances by, among others, Billie Holiday. — Michelle Dean, New Republic, "The Company She Kept," 8 Dec. 2017 Their fights hit every note and tempo: nagging, bickering, quarrelsome, sniping, passive-aggression, shouting, screaming, wailing, whispered rage. — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, "Greta Gerwig’s Radical Confidence," 1 Nov. 2017 Handsome Lake described the horror of that time: Now that the party is home the men revel in strong drink and are very quarrelsome. Because of this the families become frightened and move away for safety. — Longreads, "America’s First Addiction Epidemic," 29 Aug. 2017 Fans of Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck and even the peevish Andy Rooney will find a lot to enjoy in these essays, which are lively and not afraid to be quarrelsome. — Kathleen Rooney, chicagotribune.com, "Jenny Allen's Shouts & Murmurs, collected," 26 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quarrelsome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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